Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m1053-m1055  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803023407 ]

Tris(1H-imidazole-N³)(DL-malato-³O,O',O'')cobalt(II)

Z. M. Jin, L. He, L. Shen, M. C. Li and M. L. Hu

Abstract: In the title compound, [Co(C₄H₄O₅)(C₃H₄N₂)₃], the cobalt(II) cation is located at the center of a distorted octahedron, being coordinated by three N atoms from three imidazole ligands and three O atoms from a malate ion. In the crystal structure, enantiomers are linked by pairs of bifurcated N-HO hydrogen bonds to form racemic dimers.

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